Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Health

by K.M. Scow (Editor), Graham E. Fogg (Editor), David E. Hinton (Editor), Michael L. Johnson (Editor)

Overview

The new approach to ecosystem health is proactive. As a result, the scope of environmental studies is growing and the methods are evolving. Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Health aggressively broadens the range of ecotoxicology to include its related fields. The book begins with John Cairns, Jr.'s predictions and recommendations for the futur

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429526350
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	09/17/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

K.M. Scow, Graham E. Fogg, David E. Hinton, Michael L. Johnson

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Genesis and Future of the Field of Ecotoxicology; Section I: Fate; Chapter 2: A Predictor Of Seasonal Nitrogenous Dry Deposition In A Mixed Conifer Forest Stand In The San Bernardino Mountains; Chapter 3: Integrating Chemical, Water Quality, Habitat, And Fish Assemblage Data From The San Joaquin River Drainage, California; Chapter 4: Subsurface Contaminant Fate Determination Through Integrated Studies Of Intrinsic Remediation; Chapter 5: The Cantara Spill: A Case Study - Pesticide Transport In A Riverine Environment; Chapter 6: Distribution And Transport Of Air Pollutants To Vulnerable California Ecosystems; Chapter 7: The History Of Human Impacts In The Clear Lake Watershed (California) As Deduced From Lake Sediment Cores *; Section II: Effects; Chapter 8: The Development Of Cumulative Effects Assessment Tools Using Fish Populations; Chapter 9: Air Pollutants And Forests: Effect At The Organismal Scale; Chapter 10: Dna Fingerprinting As A Means To Identify Sources Of Soil-Derived Dust: Problems And Potential; Chapter 11: Microbial Proteins As Biomarkers Of Ecosystem Health; Chapter 12: Application Of A Random Amplified Polymorphic Dna (Rapd) Method For Characterization Of Microbial Communities In Agricultural Soils; Chapter 13: Air Pollution And Forests: Effects At The Landscape Level; Chapter 14: Mercury In Lower Trophic Levels Of The Clear Lake Aquatic Ecosystem, California; Section III: Risk; Chapter 15: Resources At Risk: A Forest Fire-Based Hazard/Risk Assessment; Chapter 16: Uncovering Mechanisms Of Lnterannual Variability From Short Ecological Time Series; Chapter 17: Developing Realistic Air Pollution Exposure/Dose Criteria For Ecological Risk Assessments; Chapter 18: Survey Methodologies For The Study Of Ecosystem Restoration And Management: The Importance Of Q-Methodology; Chapter 19: The California Water Quality Assessment Spatial Database: A Preliminary Look At Sierra Nevada Riverine Water Quality